296, Lot: 526. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 23.74 g, 11h - measured in bezel). Epigene–, Sosandros, and Pamphi–, magistrates. Struck 125/4 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Thompson 458. VF, toned. Set in a modern gold bezel (bottom stamped ‘750’). Contains about 7g of gold.